Farm gate



J. BLAKE FARM GATE Sept. 11, 1934.

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UETED STATES TENT FFIE FARM GATE Joseph Blake, Munday, Tex.

Application September 25, 1933, Serial No. 690,927

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a gate structure which is especially adaptedfor use on farms, and it has more particular reference to a type of gateadapted to be controlled from a distance on either side of the gate by asimple pull of a lever cord.

Visualized from a slightly more specific viewpoint, it is to be pointedout that the assembly comprises a vertically swingable gate to extendacross the roadway, said gate being mounted for swinging on a horizontalaxis and controlled by springs and weights to render it easy to operate,there being a pair of operating levers extending at right angles to thegate on opposite sides of said gate, so as to permit one lever to beactuated when approaching the gate and the other lever to be'actuatedwhen leaving the gate so as to permit it 'to be raised and lowered by aperson riding in an automobile Without alighting.

Needless to say, I am aware of the fact that gate structures of thisgeneral style are not new and, therefore, the present invention has todo with a structurally refined and improved arrangement characterized byrequisite simplicity and durability and capable of fulfilling therequirements of an assembly of this type in a highly practicable andsatisfactory manner.

Other features and advantages will become more readily apparent from thefollowing description and drawings.

In the drawings:--

Figure 1 is an end View of the complete assembly, showing the gateclosed and illustrating its relationship with respect to the oppositelyextending operating levers and supporting means therefor.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the structure shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a side elevational view showing the gate closed in fulllines and lifted to open position in dotted lines.

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of the pivoted or anchoredend portion of one embodiment of gate.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a longitudinal reciprocatory type gateretaining latch.

Figure 6 is a detail sectional view on the plane of the line 66 ofFigure 2.

Figure 7 is a detail sectional view of the gate post and latch keeper.

Figure 8 is a fragmentary detail elevational view of a lever supportingstandard.

Attention is first invited to Figures 1 to 8 inclusive of the drawings.In Figure 3, the numeral 13 designates the gate. The frame of this maybe of horizontally elongated type and of any suitable construction andappropriately covered with wire (not shown) or made in any suitablemanner. The gate frame includes among other parts an upright 14 having aguide bracket 15, as shown in Figure 6, which bracket is adapted toslidably accommodate a reciprocatory latch rod 16. This latch rod isadapted for cooperation with a keeper 1'? on the gate post 18. Thenumeral 19 merely designates a stop collar and 20 an eye to which areturn spring 21 is connected. The numeral 22 designates a pivotallymounted U-shaped adaptor or actuator element which is suspended on theframe bar 23 and connected with the latch rod by way of a pivoted link24. The actuator 22 is con trolled through the instrumentality of aflexible cable or equivalent rod element 25 which may be convenientlydifferentiated as a connector. The gate is formed with a substantiallytriangular anchoring member at its pivoted end which embodies inclinedbars 26 and a connecting bar 27 which may be described as a fulcrum,this being mounted for oscillation in bearing eyes 28 mounted in theconcrete supporting or anchoring block 29.

The numeral 30 designates a return coiled spring and 31 a gate liftingspring which are both anchored on the block 29, the spring 31 beingattached to the rear upright or member of the gate frame and the spring30 to the lower member of the frame.

The rear upright of the gate frame is formed at its extreme upper endwith a supplemental triangular frame 32 which constitutes a carrier fora counter-weight 33 held in desired adjusted position through theinstrumentality of a set screw 34. This weight 33, together with thecompanion spring 31, constitutes the means for facilitating swinging thegate, as a unit, on a horizontal axis and through a vertical are fromthe full line position shown in Figure 3 to the dotted line positionshown in the same figure against the tension of the spring 30 when thelatch rod 16 is released, and the gate set into motion.

The latch rod 16 may be released from either side of the gate by way ofthe actuating levers.

is being entered on the side indicated by the arrow B in Figure 1. Thusthese two levers 35 and 36 are disposed at right angles to the pivotedend portion of the gate. Each lever is supported on a vertical standard37 formed at its upper end with a fork 38 in which the intermediateportion of the lever is pivotally mounted, as indicated at 39, thenumeral 40 merely designating a stabilizing guide which Works back andforth through the fingers of the fork to aid in insuring rigid operationof the lever. The free end of the lever is provided with a pendentgrasping or manipulating cord or equivalent element 41. i

It follows that by entering the roadway on the side A of the gate andcatching hold of the depending cord 41 and pulling it down, the lever35, which is connected at its inner end to the pull cord 25, serves torelease the latch rod 16 from the keeper 1? and to start the gate tolift. When this is accomplished, the spring 31 comes into cable 25 toswing the gate to closed position, the

spring 30 facilitating the closing movement of the gate. As beforeindicated, it is intended that the gate be operated by a person drivinga vehicle and approaching the gate from either side, this beingaccomplished without requiring said person to alight from the vehicle.

It is thought that the description taken in connection with the drawingswill enable a clear understanding of the invention to be had. Therefore,a more lengthy description is thought unn ssary.

While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been shown anddescribed, it is to be understood that minor changes coming within thefield of invention claimed may be resorted to if desired.

I claim:

A gate structure of the class described comprising a supporting member,a pair of spaced eye members extending upwardly therefrom, a gate havinga cross rod connected at its center to the lower rear corner of thegate, said rod passing through the eyes of said members, a spring havingone end connected to the rear of the supporting member and its other endto the rear upright member of the gate, a second spring having one endconnected to the front edge of the supporting member and its other endto the lower member of the gate, a substantially triangular-shaped parthaving one corner connected pivoted to a part of the gate, a linkconnecting an intermediate part of said limb with the latch bar, andmeans connected with the other limb of the Ushaped member for operatingthe same, and exerting a pull on the gate from remote points.

JOSEPH BLAKE.

